Zeithain
Zeithain | |
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Location of Zeithain within Meißen district  | |
  Zeithain  Zeithain | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′N 13°21′E / 51.333°N 13.350°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Meißen |
| Subdivisions | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–28) | Mirko Pollmer[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.49 km2 (31.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,520 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01619 |
| Dialling codes | 03525 |
| Vehicle registration | MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |
| Website | www.zeithain.de |
Zeithain is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.
Historically, it is known for the Zeithain Encampment (Zeithainer Zeltlager or Zeithainer Lustlager), which was a huge agglomeration of tents and troops, involving the whole 27,000-men-strong army of August the Strong. This event took place from 1 to 26 June 1730.[3]
During World War II, a large prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag IV-B/H, was located in Zeithain. A memorial and museum commemorate it.[4]
The first encounter of US and Soviet troops on German soil occurred on Elbe Day, 25 April 1945, at 12 p.m. on the banks of the Elbe in the village of Lorenzkirch, Zeithain. There is a memorial stone commemorating this event.
Municipality subdivisions[edit]
Zeithain includes the following subdivisions:
- Cottewitz
- Gohlis
- Jacobsthal
- Kreinitz
- Lorenzkirch
- Moritz
- Neudorf
- Promnitz
- Röderau-Bobersen
- Zschepa
Mayor[edit]
In 2021, Mirko Pollmer was elected mayor.[1]
Gallery[edit]
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Zeithain Encampment in 1730 -
Memorial Ehrenhain, Zeithain -
Memorial stone April 1945 in Lorenzkirch -
Ruin of the Holländermühle in Lorenzkirch, Zeithain
Twin towns[edit]
Teningen, Germany
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Holger Schuckelt: The Turkish Chamber: Oriental Splendour in the Dresden Armoury, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-422-06914-5, p. 112
- ^ Memorial and History of Zeithain camp
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